Coat-closure.



J. S. SNYDER.

GOAT CLOSURE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25, 1912.

1,079,807, Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

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' COAT-CLOSURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

Application filed. September 25, 1912. Seria1 N 0. 722,259.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JONATHAN S. SNYDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newport, in the county of Perry, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Goat-Closures; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. 7

This invent-ion relates to garment closures, and particularly to coats using buttons and button holes.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple means whereby the button holes will always firmly grip the shank of the button and hold the same against displacement.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the description and with particular reference to the drawings.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is an elevation of portions of a coat closure showing my invention applied. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing a portion of the button hole side of the closure broken away to disclose my invention. Fig. 3 is a vertical section, slightly enlarged, taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a slightly enlarged section taken on the line 4% of Fig. 1.

In the button hole ordinarily found in coats and overcoats, after the coat has been worn a short time, the button holes become stretched,and then being consider-ably larger than the button, any slight pull on both sides of the closure will immediately pull the button from the button hole. By my invention I intend to overcome this defect, and so form the button holes that the button will at all times remain in the button hole.

In the practice of my invention I take elastic webbing, that is cotton or other fabric having woven therein, elastic rubber fibers or strips, and sew the same between the layers of cloth on the button hole side of the closure. In this elastic webbing I form a number of button holes of considerably less length than the diameter of the button to be used therein, and around this hole secured in any suitable manner a rubber strip. The button holes of the coat are made of the ordinary size to receive the button.

Referring particularly to the figures of the drawings, 10 and 11 represent respec tively the layers of cloth of the button hole side of the closure, between which is secured my elastic webbing 12. The button holes 13 are formed as usual in the closure of the coat, the button holes 14 of the webbing 12 being shown as shorter than the button holes 13, the elastic surrounding the button hole 14: being indicated by the reference character 15.

From the foregoing it will readily be seen that as the button is pushed through the hole 14:, the wall of this hole will expand, and permit the button to pass through the hole 13. After the button has passed through the hole 13, the wall of the hole contracts until it is so much smaller than the button that the button cannot be accidentally pulled therefrom.

Particular attention is called to the fact that the expanding and contracting end of the button hole 14 is in the end of the button hole 13 farthest from the end of the closure so that a pull on the button will be directly against the non-elastic end of the button hole. This prevents the wear on the elastic webbing which would occur were the same disposed at the other end of the button hole.

WVhat is claimed is:

An attachment for the button hole side of the closure of a garment comprising an elastic webbing secured between the layers of cloth of the closure, the said webbing having openings formed therein which are shorter than the button holes of the closure, one end wall of each of the openings of the webbing being coincident with the outer end of the button hole of the closure and the other end of said opening being normally disposed a distance from the other end of the button hole of the closure and a strip of rubber sewn around the wall of each of the openings of the webbing, whereby said opening of the webbing will permit the button to pass through the button hole and then contract around the shank of the button and prevent the same being accidentally withdrawn therefrom.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

JONATHAN S. SNYDER.

Witnesses:

IN. A. Mmsnn, F. W. SUTZINGER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

